What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12601 and 12621?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12601 and 12621 is 1.

GCF(12601,12621) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12601 and 12621, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12601 and 12621.

How to find the GCF of 12601 and 12621?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12601 and 12621. After we will calculate the factors of 12601 and 12621 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12601

Prime factors of 12601 are 12601. Prime factorization of 12601 in exponential form is:

12601 = 12601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12621

Prime factors of 12621 are 3, 7, 601. Prime factorization of 12621 in exponential form is:

12621 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 12601

List of positive integer factors of 12601 that divides 12601 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12621

List of positive integer factors of 12621 that divides 12601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 601, 1803, 4207

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12601 and 12621. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12601 and 12621 is 1.

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